They need to fix font sizes, otherwise gnome on netbooks is same as gnome on anything else.

Not entirely true. On my Dell Mini 9 some of the config/system-config GUIs are too long and and the OK/Cancel button are hidden below the bottom of the screen. This is with Ubuntu 9.04 anyhow as F11 current snapshot dies at Grub/Boot while trying to install.

Not entirely true. On my Dell Mini 9 some of the config/system-config GUIs are too long and and the OK/Cancel button are hidden below the bottom of the screen. This is with Ubuntu 9.04 anyhow as F11 current snapshot dies at Grub/Boot while trying to install.

Some Netbook customization is gonna be necessary.

You can just hold down alt and drag the menu up with the left mouse button. I prefer that to some dumbed down "mini-menus" for netbook users aimed at noobs and the like.